Common App tips...if there is such a thing

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I remember reading something on a thread awhile back that made me think that you experienced CC parents might have suggestions or helpful pieces of advice as our kids start to fill out the Common App.

Please feel free to share here.

Or you could point me to an existing thread.

Or, if no such thing exists, you can let this thread die.

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Any particular part of the common app? Listing ECs?

Most of the common app is pretty dry.

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Watch the website wiselikeus.com They do a guide to the Common App every year.

Here’s the link to last year’s to get started http://wiselikeus.com/collegewise/2016/08/our-2016-17-common-app-guide-is-here.html

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^^ that sounds like a perfect place to start!

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Thanks @AroundHere!

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@newkidnewtrix I thought the same way about it being cut and dry. That’s why I wondered if I was misunderstanding something in the thread I was reading.

Off to check out the link…

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There is also a section on CC devoted to the Common App:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/

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Tip: less is more Don’t necessarily work up to the word count limit. ADCOMS enjoy a good essay and one that can express what it needs to with brevity. After long days of reading, they can appreciate a succinct, well written essay(s).